Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Tubs – Convenience accessories
Patent
1996-01-26
1997-03-04
Walczak, David J.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Tubs
Convenience accessories
45781, 4579, A47K 302
Patent
active
056067518
ABSTRACT:
A shower chair and bathtub transfer assembly having a unique mounting feature is presented that allows mounting of the assembly without extending any appreciable portion of the assembly outside of the bathtub space into the bathroom space. A bathtub transfer assembly frame rests upon the tops of the bathtub sides and has swing arms that fold downward and outward to run along the inner walls of the bathtub the swing arms having suction cup means to attach to the inner walls of the bathtub. A screw clamp means is placed in at least one of the swing arms to exert force between the swing arm and the bathtub inner wall with corresponding forces being placed either against the opposing bathtub inner wall or against the opposing bathroom wall to wedge the bathtub transfer assembly frame in a fixed position.
A chair runs laterally along the parallel members of the transfer assembly frame to position the chair at a desired location. Furthermore, the chair rotates to better position the chair for seating a person from outside the bathtub. A person is seated in the chair from outside the bathtub, then the chair is rotated and slid laterally until the person is positioned inside the bathtub for bathing or showering.
Finally, a bearing race is so formed between the chair section and transfer assembly frame section so that the two sections are held together by a plurality of bearings fed into the raceway through a bearing introduction channel.
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